Ross said in British English the term Two Corinthians is occasionally used and Trump does have a Scottish mother, which might have influenced how he spoke the name. of noted in a piece published later that month that Trump might not have actually done anything wrong when calling the Epistle 'Two Corinthians.' … Two Corinthians, 3:17, that's the whole ballgame … is that the one you like?' stated Trump at the evangelical University.īobby Ross Jr. Trump also gained criticism and mockery for his speech at Liberty University in January, when he referred to the book of Second Corinthians as 'Two Corinthians.' Multiple searches of various English versions failed to produce a verse with the phrase 'never bend to envy' although Proverbs mentions the topic of envy on several occasions,' reported CNN last year. 'It was not immediately clear, which verse Trump was referencing. This stirred some controversy, as Eugene Scott of CNN noted that the phrase 'never bend to envy' does not actually appear in the book of Proverbs.

Last September, after avoiding the topic for claiming it was too personal, Trump told the Christian Broadcasting Network that he liked the 'never bend to envy' verse in Proverbs.

Since announcing his candidacy last year, Trump has been occasionally asked his opinion about the Bible, which he has said on the campaign trail is his favorite book. And we can learn a lot from the Bible, that I can tell you.' And we have to be very firm and have to be very strong. 'And they laugh at our face, and they're taking our jobs, they're taking our money, they're taking the health of our country. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is shown on a big screen as he speaks at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, January 18, 2016. But you know, if you look at what's happening to our country, I mean, when you see what's going on with our country, how people are taking advantage of us, and how they scoff at us and laugh at us,' explained Trump.

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